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Howard Hewett Performs In Wichita

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Grammy award winning R&B singer and songwriter Howard Hewett still captivates audiences with his falsetto tenor melodies. He’s best known as lead singer for the trio, Shalamar. Hewett performs in Wichita on Saturday. KMUW’s Carla Eckels reports…

"When people say, 'What do you do?' I say, 'I’m a musician.' They say, 'What instrument do you play?' I say, 'I play vocals.' And that’s the way I look at the whole thing because everything has to complement each other. I think the boringest vocal that you can hear is somebody who just sticks right to the norm right to melody, and doesn’t explore anything else cause there’s so much more to explore."

Howard Hewett sings Shalamar favorites, and music from his solo career in concert Saturday, December 27 at 7pm at the 40 Plus Lounge in Wichita.

Carla Eckels is Director of Organizational Culture at KMUW. She produces and hosts the R&B and gospel show Soulsations and brings stories of race and culture to The Range with the monthly segment In the Mix. Carla was inducted into The Kansas African American Museum's Trailblazers Hall of Fame in 2020 for her work in broadcast/journalism.